The Xia family's connections in the military are not enough to be taken over by Xia Jingrong and Gao Guojing of the Jing generation alone; someone of the Shi generation also needs to step up.
Since Duolu and Duoxi had this intention, they naturally wanted to encourage them.
Although he didn't manage to acquire all the promising talents, Gao Tianmu left satisfied upon learning that someone would be coming.
After staying in Jiangcheng for more than a week, Yu Rujia and her group returned home amidst the reluctance of Xia Taishun and the others.
The children returned to their familiar Shangfen Brigade and ran around the house with their bare feet.
Without heavy clothes, Duoyi no longer needs to hold onto the wall to walk. Although she walks unsteadily, she can jump around freely, her short legs moving with great joy.
One minute she's trying to get attention from this older brother, the next she's laughing and joking with that other older brother; the little one is keeping herself very busy.
Yu Rujia brought Jiangcheng's specialties to Huang Guihua's house to pick up steamed buns. Before she even entered the yard, two big dogs ran out as if they had smelled her and circled around her, barking and wagging their tails.
Yu Rujia patted their heads, fed one dog a drop of spiritual spring water, and the two dogs wagged their tails even more happily.
Yu Rujia: "Sister Guihua, thank you so much for taking care of them for so long. They seem to have grown even taller."
That's all she could say to praise them; she could clearly see that both dogs had lost weight and their fur had become duller, so she just couldn't bring herself to say the word 'fat'.
Huang Guihua was so happy that she moved a low stool over and placed it in front of her, saying, "They don't need me to take care of them. They go up the mountain to hunt on their own. Thanks to them, I have meat to eat every day. I don't even want them to go back with you."
"How are things going for you all in Jiangcheng? Are Officer Gao's parents easy to get along with?"
When the two puppies were a few months old, Duolu and Duoxi took them to the mountains to hunt. When Duolu and his friends went hunting in the mountains, the puppies went with them.
The dog, raised on the spring water, dares to confront wolves head-on and provoke tigers. Over the years, it has become a local tyrant in the mountains.
The only beasts that can rival them are fierce animals like tigers, wolves, and leopards. However, they carry a unique scent that Yu Jia has, so many tigers ignore them.
When provoked by the two dogs, the tiger would fight back if the Yu family was present; but when the Yu family was not present, it would not even bother to fight back and would run away.
They're all intelligent creatures; they don't want to do things that are thankless and exhausting.
The two dogs have been raised for many years and have developed a habit of not eating raw meat.
After hunting, they would secretly bring the meat back to Huang Guihua, just like the owners of the house, so that she could cook it for the animals. They would even thoughtfully share some of the meat with Huang Guihua as a tip.
Huang Guihua and Guo Xiaojie had been doing business for several years, and their savings had increased. They were more willing to use more seasonings when cooking, but their culinary skills were limited.
The two dogs were used to fancy meals, so they came to eat her simple porridge and side dishes. It was fine for them to eat there occasionally, but after eating it for more than half a month, their appetites waned.
Yu Rujia: "You've met Guojing. He's good at teaching people like Shujing and Guojing, and they're easy to get along with. Their family has been very good to me and the children. Here, these are some Jiangcheng specialties I brought back for you. Try them."
Originally, Gao Xiujuan intended for Gao Shujing and Gao Guojing to revert to their original names upon returning home. Gao Guojing did revert to Xia Jingguo, but Gao Shujing thought he would change his name after arriving in the capital, so he didn't.
The people in Shangfen Brigade, including Huang Guihua, did not know that he was a member of the Xia family. They were worried that Yu Rujia would upset his parents by bringing back four older children who were not Gao Shujing's biological children.
Huang Guihua took the bag from him: "That's right. Both Cadre Gao and the educated youth are good-natured people. Their parents must be reasonable people. It's different when people from highly educated families are like this."
After finishing her story about Jiangcheng, Huang Guihua opened the local specialty she was holding, took a piece of flatbread, and tasted it.
Huang Guihua: "This is a kind of cake that we have never seen before. It smells very fragrant and tastes soft on the outside and crispy in the middle. It's delicious."
After chatting for a while, Yu Rujia returned home with her two dogs. Gao Shujing and the children had already finished getting ready.
When the two dogs saw their little masters, they ran up to them and rubbed against them, their tails never stopping.
Duoxi hugged his steamed bun and said happily, "Steamed bun, your fuzz isn't as smooth as it used to be. Is it time for you to shed?"
Mantou barked in protest, and Yu Rujia could even hear the grievance in its barking.
On the other side, Duolu was playing happily with Huajuan when Duoji pounced on it, hugged its head, and started complaining.
Dorjee: "You little rascal, I've been thinking about you so much, and the first thing you do when you get back is pounce on your second brother. You deserve a beating."
He was met with a few barks in response.
The little ones were playing happily with the two dogs. Duoyi, who was pacing around the fruit trees in the backyard, saw that her brothers were having fun, so she trotted over on her short legs.
The chubby little body pounced on the steamed bun, its little hands tightly gripping its fur.
The steamed bun tensed up; that damned sense of familiarity had returned.
Yu Rujia: "Duolu, come here for a moment."
Doroo broke free from the dog fight and ran to her: "Auntie, what's wrong?"
Yu Rujia: "Take your younger brothers and deliver some of the local specialties we brought back to your friends' homes."
She only went to Huang Guihua's house to pick up steamed buns and brought her some local specialties; she hadn't been to any of the other houses.
Doro: "Alright, I'll go right away."
Yu Rujia carried a basket to the vegetable garden in the backyard to pick vegetables. It had been unattended for more than half a month, and some weeds had grown. Fortunately, in February and March, most of the plants growing in the vegetable garden were goosegrass.
Thinking that the only vegetarian dishes in Jiangcheng were Chinese cabbage and potatoes, Yu Rujia looked at the goosegrass in the field and couldn't help but drool.
Before she knew it, she had picked a lot of goosegrass. Yu Rujia then picked some more bok choy and went back to the kitchen.
Gao Shujing and Duofu were inside processing the meat.
Looking up at the basket in her hand, Gao Shujing said, "I didn't realize it before, but after living here for more than ten years, I feel uncomfortable in many places when I come back to Jiangcheng. As for food, there are more options here."
Duofu nodded and said, "I'm starting to have a bit of a fear of meat, cabbage, and potatoes now. How about we make more vegetarian dishes for lunch today?"
In Jiangcheng, the most common foods are pork, Chinese cabbage, and potatoes.
Gao Shujing's cooking skills are good, but in Jiangcheng, where there are few vegetarian dishes, a meat dish is basically all meat, unlike here where meat and vegetables are combined and it's not so greasy.
Even the best dishes can't withstand eating them every day.
Gao Shujing: "Okay, I'd like to eat more vegetables too. Go to the vegetable garden and see which vegetables can be added to the meat. When you cook today, put less meat and more vegetables."
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